Rays of Dharma

Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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Broadness of Mind
the worrying face of the former. The man thought that the latter would have been there for committing suicide out of despair. The man gave him a ten dollar note along with the visiting card with an offer to see him when necessary, and left.
That generosity opened the eyes of the miserly person; he realized the importance of giving and started spending liberally. Years passed by. He once read in a newspaper that the man, who had given him ten dollars, was in financial crises. That gave him the inspiration to help the man. He went there and said, “You had given me ten dollars that day. Now it is my turn to reciprocate.' With these words he gave the man a blank check with permission to write any amount the man liked. That helped in tiding over his difficulty. Generosity can thus induce even a miser to reciprocate.
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